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April 10, 2005 at 3:00 pm

At Fort C.F. Smith Park, the dance event circulates through the park and uses the many rooms of the Hendry House.

"Fort C.F. Smith was constructed by Union Troops in early 1863. The fortification extended the line of Arlington forts to the Potomac River. It functioned as part of the outer perimeter of defenses that protected the Aqueduct Bridge of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. To provide clear lines of fire for Fort C.F. Smith and adjacent forts, all of the trees for miles around were cut down." The Arlington County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Resources

Jane Franklin's Clear Cut is influenced by these images from the Civil War. Inside Out uses personal letters from both Union and Confederate soldiers.  Rally uses sung fragments from the popular northern tune, The Battle Cry of Freedom. Music by Judith Shatin, Director of the Virginia Center for Computer Music at the University of Virginia, incorporates electronically manipulated text and music.

Ft. C.F. Smith Park
2411 24th St. N.
Arlington VA

Free Admission
Suggested Contribution $10
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